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losing ratings on tv during election year. so they have got some problems to deal with. also, cnn has some credibility problems. the pugh research center shows that their credibility ratings are down 18 percentage points in just the last 10 years. so they have got a lot of work to do. with that in mind, cnn has brought in jeff zucker as new president of cnn news. and surely his label is going to be put on this network. now, he worked at nbc for a long time. executive producer of "the today show" when they were very elf successful. but having been at nbc for a long time can you make of that what you will, but is he going to come in with his own ideas, zucker has in memos to his y n staff and cnn staff and these have been published. he wants the definition of news to be evolved. he wants to define news more broadly. that's what we are seeing here. news is being defined more broadly as opinion. i think also ultimately as entertainment at cnn. they might go to a softer news. >> bill: can you make the same fox news does infotainmen
losing ratings on tv during election year. so they have got some problems to deal with. also, cnn has some credibility problems. the pugh research center shows that their credibility ratings are down 18 percentage points in just the last 10 years. so they have got a lot of work to do. with that in mind, cnn has brought in jeff zucker as new president of cnn news. and surely his label is going to be put on this network. now, he worked at nbc for a long time. executive producer of "the today...
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. >>> people forget that harry reid almost didn't win re-election. >> they need to change the intensity to get people who support gun control to actually start voting, to have them care enough about it that they will actually vote on it. >> considering joe biden, susan, has been leading the charge on gun control, i want to play one more clip from his google chat. he was asked if an assault weapons ban would -- >> a shotgun will keep you a lot safer. a double barrel shotgun than the assault weapons in somebody's hands who doesn't know how to use it. even one who does know how to use it. you know. it's harder to use an assault weapon and hit something than it is a shotgun. you want to keep people away in an earthquake, buy some shotgun shells. >> this seems to be part of the strategy. sort of common sense. also things like we've heard supporters say you don't need an assault rifle to shoot a duck. you need 30 shots from a magazine to kill a deer you probably shouldn't be out there hunting. what's the messaging and how important is the messaging? >> the messaging is important and we certai
. >>> people forget that harry reid almost didn't win re-election. >> they need to change the intensity to get people who support gun control to actually start voting, to have them care enough about it that they will actually vote on it. >> considering joe biden, susan, has been leading the charge on gun control, i want to play one more clip from his google chat. he was asked if an assault weapons ban would -- >> a shotgun will keep you a lot safer. a double barrel...
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. >> they were playing election politics. no doubt about it. >> this is the lance armstrong principle of when you're in traubl yell at the person asking you the question. >> the republicans did not examine her with enough aggression. >> i would have relieved you of your post. >> madam secretary, you let the consulate become a death trap. >> it was a good way of having to get out of having to respond to me. >> i was responding to a question soledad. i probably speculated and i shouldn't have. >> the doosy-doo. >>> we begin with a state of transition for american foreign policy as senator john kerry faces a high-stakes job interview to be the secretary of state. kerry's confirmation hearings were rather cordial hosted by the foreign relations committee which he's led for the past four years. but it was an unexpected moment when the hearings were interrupted by a protester that offered perhaps the most telling revelation about the man and the moment. >> i'm tired of my friends dying. i don't know if they're going to be alive the
. >> they were playing election politics. no doubt about it. >> this is the lance armstrong principle of when you're in traubl yell at the person asking you the question. >> the republicans did not examine her with enough aggression. >> i would have relieved you of your post. >> madam secretary, you let the consulate become a death trap. >> it was a good way of having to get out of having to respond to me. >> i was responding to a question soledad. i...
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>> this election cycle. the two elected were senator cruise from texas and doug collins representative from georgia. >> that means most of them lost. >> obviously this is not something that is easy to sign. it is easy to say you are not going to write taxes another to say you are not going to borrowing. >> i will sign it because i don't count. i am not a politician. i get the part therefore i pledge i will not authorize or fund new programs without offsetting cuts in others. but this one i will not vote for any budget that is not balanced. that seems unreal lice ti-- unrealistic. if you just slow the growth of government in ten years you could get us out of trouble. >> the budget is a blue print. the budget is not the be all end all. the problem is we haven't passed a budget in the last three and a half years. so to be honest that plank of the pledge is in the political environment less relevant than the other two. >> no incumbents have signed the pledge. >> ted cruz is now incumbent. >> and ted cruz for all
>> this election cycle. the two elected were senator cruise from texas and doug collins representative from georgia. >> that means most of them lost. >> obviously this is not something that is easy to sign. it is easy to say you are not going to write taxes another to say you are not going to borrowing. >> i will sign it because i don't count. i am not a politician. i get the part therefore i pledge i will not authorize or fund new programs without offsetting cuts in...
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a push by republicans to change the way we elect the president. if these had been the rules across the map in november, we would have president romney. >> if the whole country adopted plans being considered in virginia, michigan, ohio, pennsylvania and wisconsin, instead of obama winning 332-206, the electoral map would go from blue to red, romneyory obama. >> as this story goes national and gets national attention and goes sort of big time as news go, republicans in the states pushing this plan seem to be getting a little embarrassed. in florida, the previously unembarrassable florida, where rick scott backed off the early voting long lines disaster last week, the republican speaker of the florida house says no way are they going to do this electoral college rig the vote thing. do not pin that tail on him. to him, it's like saying in the football game we should only have three quarters because we were winning in three quarters and they beat us in the fourth. i don't think we need to change the rules of the game. we need to get are better. how abo
a push by republicans to change the way we elect the president. if these had been the rules across the map in november, we would have president romney. >> if the whole country adopted plans being considered in virginia, michigan, ohio, pennsylvania and wisconsin, instead of obama winning 332-206, the electoral map would go from blue to red, romneyory obama. >> as this story goes national and gets national attention and goes sort of big time as news go, republicans in the states...
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but immigration reform done right isn't about elections. it's about jobs. the debate over immigration reform comes down to this not so simple question. do we favor families or skills? our future depends on science, technology, engineering and math. about a third of graduate students in stem are foreign born, studying here on temporary visas. after graduation, many who want to stay are not allowed to. every hundred foreign-born stem create 262 jobs, half in silicon valley and quarter nationwide were founded by immigrants. if america is going to lead the next century, it has to grow these kinds of jobs. the trick is staying true to america's compassion, too. our canadian neighbors have no quotas for skilled immigrant workers. they actually seek them out. the uk is becoming more selective, offering admission to the country by a points system. usually china sends workers around the world. now they're giving people coming there looking for jobs. they issue a small number of green card equivalents to friends of the communist party but most workers there are in an
but immigration reform done right isn't about elections. it's about jobs. the debate over immigration reform comes down to this not so simple question. do we favor families or skills? our future depends on science, technology, engineering and math. about a third of graduate students in stem are foreign born, studying here on temporary visas. after graduation, many who want to stay are not allowed to. every hundred foreign-born stem create 262 jobs, half in silicon valley and quarter nationwide...
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well, the context matters because it mattered then before an election, right? >> normally people more pathetic than the people in the media are members of congress, they could have said, you just laid out two scenarios that never happened and that nobody was ever talking about. so, she mentioned the protesters, but that wasn't the alternative. like the alternative is terrorism. you know, so, the fact that-- to a certain extent the media can't create that story, they're covering the questioning. if the questioners can't do the questioning, i don't know what the media is suppose today report. >> and she seemed to try to blame the republicans for cutting security funding or not providing enough security funding. did it work in the media? >> did it work in the media, i'm going back to this is a pageant, a public flogging and everyone colluded on it and she was there to react and to have questions asked, but no real truth came out and i don't think anyone expected. >> jon: has the media put it to bed, over and done with now. >> probably so. but look, what they're go
well, the context matters because it mattered then before an election, right? >> normally people more pathetic than the people in the media are members of congress, they could have said, you just laid out two scenarios that never happened and that nobody was ever talking about. so, she mentioned the protesters, but that wasn't the alternative. like the alternative is terrorism. you know, so, the fact that-- to a certain extent the media can't create that story, they're covering the...
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millions out at the polls in this election. today i'm proud our friends our friends and supporters are launching organizing for action. liz: the president's campaign just gained personal information on millions of voters and the critics fear they're using it to push the president's agenda for things like stricter gun laws and immigration reform. judge andrew napolitano with me. any legal problems with this? >> yes and no. the sale of a donor list in this era is accepted, acceptable and not unlawful. if barack obama, the person, not president obama, decide it's to sell his campaign donor list name, address and how much money given, that information is already public so he is not invading anybody's privacy. he can sell it to group related to him and say can you give us some money? who wants to do educational commercials on television to tell people of the dangers of guns. the irs would stop for doing that, not bush in favor of special candidates, but want to educate the public about guns. liz: nobody had seen his new political la
millions out at the polls in this election. today i'm proud our friends our friends and supporters are launching organizing for action. liz: the president's campaign just gained personal information on millions of voters and the critics fear they're using it to push the president's agenda for things like stricter gun laws and immigration reform. judge andrew napolitano with me. any legal problems with this? >> yes and no. the sale of a donor list in this era is accepted, acceptable and...
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she was elected senator from new york with 56% of the vote. she became the first, first lady to enter congress. and in 2007, another first. >> when people tell me, well, you know, i don't think a woman can be elected president. i said, well, i don't believe that, but we're going to find out. >> reporter: she became hillary, like shakira or cher, it showed independence, it was a hard-fought campaign against barack obama. but hillary never backed down. >> shame on you, barack obama. >> even when campaigning got ugly. not long after that, clinton welled up at the new hampshire diner and ran away with the primary. another victory. but in the end, she conceded wrapping up her historic presidential bid. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time. >> but her persistence and passion convinced the man she tried to beat to cast her on the world stage. >> in her, you will have a secretary of state who has my full confidence. >> the former first lady and senator from new york would become madame secretary in 2009.
she was elected senator from new york with 56% of the vote. she became the first, first lady to enter congress. and in 2007, another first. >> when people tell me, well, you know, i don't think a woman can be elected president. i said, well, i don't believe that, but we're going to find out. >> reporter: she became hillary, like shakira or cher, it showed independence, it was a hard-fought campaign against barack obama. but hillary never backed down. >> shame on you, barack...
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the first time but i said i would love to know how it's going to be different -- this is prior to the election -- when there's such demonization going on. i think that's the significant problem in our country. it's not one person. we used to be able to have a dialogue. today it's you're right, you're wrong. that process happens in the gun debate, it's happening everywhere in this country. i had a conversation with him and said, listen, if you think the solution that you're telling me you're going to do in your next term is you're going to raise taxes on the wealthy, i'm more than willing to pay that. i'm supportive of that. but that will raise $80 billion. even less now because they cut it from 250 as the cutoff. that will run the country for eight days. $10.4 billion a day. that's not even going to scratch the $1.1 trillion. what else are we going to do? he said i think what will happen is the republicans will have a kick-around and we'll start working together. i said as long as there's demonization, there's no chance of coming up with an intelligent compromise. an adviser for the president
the first time but i said i would love to know how it's going to be different -- this is prior to the election -- when there's such demonization going on. i think that's the significant problem in our country. it's not one person. we used to be able to have a dialogue. today it's you're right, you're wrong. that process happens in the gun debate, it's happening everywhere in this country. i had a conversation with him and said, listen, if you think the solution that you're telling me you're...
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john: this week watching the inauguration i wondered, did we elected king? america's first inauguration. john adams suggested george washington be called his most benign. fortunately congress insisted on a more mesest title. people cheering the president. acting like he would make everything better. >> climate change. >> what do you think the next four years will be like? >> i think it's going to get better. john: what will president obama do about immigration? >> and discernible. john: marijuana. >> i expect the federal government to come in. john: that is our show tonight. >> and now john stossel. ♪ john: to was that guy? anyway, this monday our nation's capital looked like a marquee when a new king is ground. thousands of plot, a cheer. many act like subjects worshiping nobility. economic troubles, why all the pomp? watching, i wondered, should our capital be called imperial washington? maybe ago to far. senator john barrasso attended the inauguration joining us from washington. my imperial washington seems to be a minority opinion. in my being unfair?
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if you're going to elect by the government and put republicans in the house and going to let one of the most liberal presidents since fdr and keep harry reid running the senate and this is what you're going to get and you know, it's hard to feel sorry for the american people on this issue when you put them back into the presidency barack obama, who ignored, ignored his own deficit panel on recommendations. on the other thing, as a tactical matter, the republicans punting, i think it's a smart thing. you know, i think if they're going to really go to battle on this thing, they've got to get their acts together and have a game plan. because i'm telling you-- >> get their ax-- >> and if we default, this country is going to go through some major, major issues, and government's going to stop working and that's going to affect a lot of people. and we have not been through, when two-thirds of the federal government has shut down. >> adam, adam, this is it, charlie put it it in a nutshell, the scare tactic, that we're obligated to this mountain of debt until it falls on top of us, if that's the
if you're going to elect by the government and put republicans in the house and going to let one of the most liberal presidents since fdr and keep harry reid running the senate and this is what you're going to get and you know, it's hard to feel sorry for the american people on this issue when you put them back into the presidency barack obama, who ignored, ignored his own deficit panel on recommendations. on the other thing, as a tactical matter, the republicans punting, i think it's a smart...
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things people voted on in this election. there is a cry out there for some movement on gun control because this senseless violence is touching everybody. >> what i find so baffling is the apparent power that the nra wield, for example, in the political system in america. compared to the amount of money they put in and the amount of membership they have, i don't really understand why they have such power or why so many politicians at senior level are so frightened of them. >> jim comes from state where guns are a huge issue. the truth is it's been part of the american culture and tradition for a long time particularly in rural areas. hunting, gun ownership, parents passing the tradition of hunting down to children. that's been part of our culture. on the other hand, we have in some of our communities real problems with violence. in chicago we've had a terrible time with youth violence and gun violence. we have to find a way to reconcile those things. one thing that gives me hope is i see 90%, 85, 90% of americans say we shoul
things people voted on in this election. there is a cry out there for some movement on gun control because this senseless violence is touching everybody. >> what i find so baffling is the apparent power that the nra wield, for example, in the political system in america. compared to the amount of money they put in and the amount of membership they have, i don't really understand why they have such power or why so many politicians at senior level are so frightened of them. >> jim...
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elections have consequences, taxes on the upper income were one of those. i accepted it. i didn't like it, but i accepted it. i would have been better with it if i knew there was a corresponding zeal to cut spending. in other words, for the extra taxes i give and pay, there is a resolve to cut the waste and abuse in government spending, and i don't see that quid pro quo. i feel like i'm doubly srcrewed. it is one thing, you know, to fund this nonsense, you then to get a bill to fund more that is doubly insulting. >> and the american people are just that same mind set. we released a poll last week saying, you know, over 70% of the americans believe that the government is spending too much money. they don't even believe that the tax dollars are going to the problem of the deficit and debt. neil: the president didn't even bring it up in the broadest of terms. it's not even on the agenda. when it's not on the and ji da, maybe it comes up in the state of the union next month, but, man, i'm not encouraged, graspen. >> i'm not encouraged either. it's a tipping point. 16.4 trilli
elections have consequences, taxes on the upper income were one of those. i accepted it. i didn't like it, but i accepted it. i would have been better with it if i knew there was a corresponding zeal to cut spending. in other words, for the extra taxes i give and pay, there is a resolve to cut the waste and abuse in government spending, and i don't see that quid pro quo. i feel like i'm doubly srcrewed. it is one thing, you know, to fund this nonsense, you then to get a bill to fund more that...
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i think it was one of the reasons why president obama was re-elected, that support. and i think he wanted to do everything he can to make sure that hillary gets due credit. >> i completely agree with that. it's interesting also, i think, to ask you about your assessment of the two legacies. one of hillary clinton as secretary of state. although she was very strong, very good, and had a lot of reasonable success, in the end, there was no great triumph of the type you can point to with some of her predecessors, and you were never quite sure what her theme was, perhaps, as secretary of state, what her doctrine was. what was your assessment? >> i think she engaged. i think engagement with countries that the united states didn't have time to engage with during the bush years. and i think she went to a lot of places and flew the american flag and raised the colors in a lot of countries that had felt neglected. i think she was very involved in the issues that were interesting to her. i think she's interested in health care and health issues and the third world in particular
i think it was one of the reasons why president obama was re-elected, that support. and i think he wanted to do everything he can to make sure that hillary gets due credit. >> i completely agree with that. it's interesting also, i think, to ask you about your assessment of the two legacies. one of hillary clinton as secretary of state. although she was very strong, very good, and had a lot of reasonable success, in the end, there was no great triumph of the type you can point to with some...
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white men, the elect had been held by white men voted romney would have carried 47 states that is fractured. you hear this inauguration speech talking about liberal buzzwords. i'm a registered democrat, take it from me, when i hear climate change in context of median income down 10%, i turn it off, i want to hear how are we going to fix this economy. you know you heard debates between romney, and obama, i will give anybody 10-dollars for every time they heard the wore growth. -- word growth, we're stuck with this pie, and how to distribute the pie. neil: that is what bums people out? they are not optimistic. >> they are responding to fact that we have something who may be gives good speeches but how can you lead? what are you doing? some are a little bit more hor full than others. but the bottom line, is you live your life every day, if you don't feel good within that life, you will feel more depressed and less hopeful. >> and the irony is the guy you are voting for is the guy that is leading you down this horrible path. where your median incomes are falling. how are you supposed to feel go
white men, the elect had been held by white men voted romney would have carried 47 states that is fractured. you hear this inauguration speech talking about liberal buzzwords. i'm a registered democrat, take it from me, when i hear climate change in context of median income down 10%, i turn it off, i want to hear how are we going to fix this economy. you know you heard debates between romney, and obama, i will give anybody 10-dollars for every time they heard the wore growth. -- word growth,...
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so they decided to put te'o side and not talk about it in the election. here we are back with his promise. and what was more interesting, too, is not only did he make that promise, but you had someone like barbara boxer who is the senator from california, a big climate person, she gave some details, too, about how they intend to pursue. this namely, they are going to go through the e.p.a. to do a big carbon regulation program. they are also thinking of putting in place a carbon tax. >> well, we will talk a little bit about that. steve, so is this a regulatory agenda because i don't think cap and trade, the old program can pass even a democratic senate. it couldn't the first time when they controlled everything. >> yeah, there isra a reason that president obama almost never mentions the words climate change and cap and trade during the campaign, paul, that's because they are political losers. they are big tax increases on workers, on union workers, on manufacturing workers. so the democrats have avoided that issue now that they have won this election. they
so they decided to put te'o side and not talk about it in the election. here we are back with his promise. and what was more interesting, too, is not only did he make that promise, but you had someone like barbara boxer who is the senator from california, a big climate person, she gave some details, too, about how they intend to pursue. this namely, they are going to go through the e.p.a. to do a big carbon regulation program. they are also thinking of putting in place a carbon tax. >>...
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in the presidential election. now, the good news here is that a lot of republicans do not want to win this way. today, virginia governor bob mcdonald's communication director issued this statement, saying the government does not support this legislation, he believes virginia's existing system works fine as is. he doesn't believe there is any need for a change. in florida, the republican house speaker told the miami harold, it is like wins in the three quarters, i don't think we need to change the rules of the game, we need to get better. seems we need to bring them into the party versus trying to change the game. joining me is joy reid to talk about the game. good to see you. >> great to see you too, ezra. >> this does not seem healthy for the republican party right now. i mean, it seems healthy that some of their key members are rejecting it. but figuring out what in your party they need to change to be more appealing to the electorate. >> you know what, you're right, it is a capitulation. the republican party ma
in the presidential election. now, the good news here is that a lot of republicans do not want to win this way. today, virginia governor bob mcdonald's communication director issued this statement, saying the government does not support this legislation, he believes virginia's existing system works fine as is. he doesn't believe there is any need for a change. in florida, the republican house speaker told the miami harold, it is like wins in the three quarters, i don't think we need to change...
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about the republican brand that they are turning off minorities in ethnic groups and not going to win election. gerri: every group apparently. >> exactly. by the way, you're my favorite business editors and hosts. you know it, you talk about it all the time. what's a company have? what's its greatest asset? the brand; right? if you blow away your brand, you're in big trouble, out of business so i say hall halleluj. gerri: a lot of the concerns and worry inside the party is that people can't get on the same stage. it's not a branding problem when half or more of the members of congress believe that the way we spend money is silly, and the other half thinks, well, you know, just keep spending, get along go along. >> that's true. gerri: that's not a branding issue, but a fact, a reality of a splintering in the party. what do you say? >> well, you know, i've been involved in politics, and i think they are more unified than they have been in ray long time. when i came in in the 70s, the republicans were all over the map, but now they are an anti-tax party. they are a pro-life party. they are a part
about the republican brand that they are turning off minorities in ethnic groups and not going to win election. gerri: every group apparently. >> exactly. by the way, you're my favorite business editors and hosts. you know it, you talk about it all the time. what's a company have? what's its greatest asset? the brand; right? if you blow away your brand, you're in big trouble, out of business so i say hall halleluj. gerri: a lot of the concerns and worry inside the party is that people...
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neil: thing that i'm not going to give up the principles that got me elected. medicare and medicaid, social security, what do you think? >> he controls the narrative. republicans will be saying no to spendi. he is an incredibly strong position in terms of the media and the general public. it is really going to be a tough fight. neil: you know, ed henry was here a little while ago. talking about the president once again mentioning the chasm that exists between t very successful and not successful. seemingly holding out the distinct possibility that he is not done with them. even after the tax increases, he is going to follow along what chuck schumer would say. more tax increases to come. how do you feel about that in the impact from that? >> i think that the speech was political. they can't be that stupid to continue to divide america. whenever i see them hitting those that were successful are those that one, did they forget that that is the american dream? lets all have a shot at making it in life. you know, i started off homeless and made it. when you start di
neil: thing that i'm not going to give up the principles that got me elected. medicare and medicaid, social security, what do you think? >> he controls the narrative. republicans will be saying no to spendi. he is an incredibly strong position in terms of the media and the general public. it is really going to be a tough fight. neil: you know, ed henry was here a little while ago. talking about the president once again mentioning the chasm that exists between t very successful and not...
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so i think he learned from this election, gave him the confidence to say the election delivered a mandate for my vision of government, my vision of politics, one that involves gay rights, immigration, climate change, an issue that he hasn't really spoken of since his attempts to deal with it in 2009, fell short. so this was really a different president coming out, using the election as a turning point for his agenda and really making clear that that cautious pragmatist of the last four years, that often came out, is going to give way to someone who is unabashedly starting negotiations from a more progressive liberal standpoint than he was willing to do in the recent past. >> not surprisingly, there's been some push-back already. darrell issa said quote, i'm hoping the president will recognize that compromise should have been the words for today and they clearly weren't. john mccain said i would have liked to see a little more on outreach and working together. there was not, as i have seen in other inaugural speeches. i want to work with my colleagues. and i'm wondering what you think abou
so i think he learned from this election, gave him the confidence to say the election delivered a mandate for my vision of government, my vision of politics, one that involves gay rights, immigration, climate change, an issue that he hasn't really spoken of since his attempts to deal with it in 2009, fell short. so this was really a different president coming out, using the election as a turning point for his agenda and really making clear that that cautious pragmatist of the last four years,...
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the chairman after losing both the white house and ten seats in congress to democrats in that 2012 election. his job as head of the national party even as lenient -- louisiana's popular governor and from a republican both cried out for the party's revitalization, new ideas, and the voices. obama administration stalwart treasury secretary gagger and secretary of state clinton bidding farewell to the administration. clinton finally this week testifying on benghazi, trying to explain away one of the administration's biggest failures. another week in which president obama has dispatched vice-president biden to campaign against the second amendment. the president's inaugural this week. next week he launches his campaign for comprehensive immigration reform. next week senator kerry to be confirmed as the next secretary of state as early as tuesday. the president's nominee to replace the outgoing defense secretary, leon panetta, this week maintaining a low profile. secretary panetta competing for media and public attention when he made a surprise announcement as he lifted the ban on female troops
the chairman after losing both the white house and ten seats in congress to democrats in that 2012 election. his job as head of the national party even as lenient -- louisiana's popular governor and from a republican both cried out for the party's revitalization, new ideas, and the voices. obama administration stalwart treasury secretary gagger and secretary of state clinton bidding farewell to the administration. clinton finally this week testifying on benghazi, trying to explain away one of...
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insofar as it sounded like obama 1.0, the obama that was elected in 2008, who has since expanded the use of drones and extra judicial killings, who has had a very aggressive national security policy in place. i wondered what that meant, especially against the back drop of what is happening in the middle east, in syria, and algeria, and mali. what was your read on it? >> but has also, to be fair to president obama, ended the iraq war and begun the drive out of the afghanistan war. one of the really interesting things about the second term, we talked in the first segment about all of the issues of medicare and social security. anything there has to go through a republican house. >> right. >> creating obama's foreign policy does not, for the most part, and we can argue about congressional authority, but presidents have wide latitude on foreign policy, and his appointments on the foreign policy side in chuck hagel and to some lesser extent john kerry have been somewhat aggressive and particularly hagel, who is more so probably than any other serving politician, and sort of more than any
insofar as it sounded like obama 1.0, the obama that was elected in 2008, who has since expanded the use of drones and extra judicial killings, who has had a very aggressive national security policy in place. i wondered what that meant, especially against the back drop of what is happening in the middle east, in syria, and algeria, and mali. what was your read on it? >> but has also, to be fair to president obama, ended the iraq war and begun the drive out of the afghanistan war. one of...
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>> who gets elected makes a huge difference. and oversight is a responsibility, there are branches of government, as the early founders said, if men were angels we would need no laws. but there is a series of checks and balances. we've not been able toa. accomplish that. i have asked the secretary about has al qaeda been decimated. which has been the talking point all through the campaign by the president,. her answer of core al queda has been decimated. the group in afghanistan but now they are spread. lou: it might be that is -- if you will, an equivlens of what you mean by al qaeda. your definition there of. senator great to have with you us, thank you so much. >> thank you. lou: much more on secretary clinton's benghazi testimony today with the a-team, coming up next. >> meet the founder of think thin, former super model, small business owner and health food entrepreneur, liz ann and her success of the economy and california. >> social media goes after the second amendment, groupon leaving gunshot owners up in arms. one of t
>> who gets elected makes a huge difference. and oversight is a responsibility, there are branches of government, as the early founders said, if men were angels we would need no laws. but there is a series of checks and balances. we've not been able toa. accomplish that. i have asked the secretary about has al qaeda been decimated. which has been the talking point all through the campaign by the president,. her answer of core al queda has been decimated. the group in afghanistan but now...
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that probably cost him the election, certainly with women and younger voters. and i think it will cost other folks, as well. >> and the polling is showing an expanding favorability for abortion rights, and republicans always do this. it is never confused with abortion. they pretend that women when they come to this choice, they assume that women do so happily, gleefully, that it is a light thing to do. but this is support for abortion rights that is even stronger than exists in roe v. wade. >> that is right, i don't know, i feel like there are too many folks in office trying to play politics with this issue. i don't know if its their own particular point of view. and what we see consistently, it is so fascinating to me at planned parenthood -- they can't make that decision for every woman in america, that no one can walk in another woman's shoes. that is what this polling is showing. what we saw in the state of mississippi when they defeated overwhelmingly an amendment that would have created this amendment. that is really where the american people are. and fra
that probably cost him the election, certainly with women and younger voters. and i think it will cost other folks, as well. >> and the polling is showing an expanding favorability for abortion rights, and republicans always do this. it is never confused with abortion. they pretend that women when they come to this choice, they assume that women do so happily, gleefully, that it is a light thing to do. but this is support for abortion rights that is even stronger than exists in roe v....
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the fact is in 2012, in this election, we elected more pro-choice members of congress and in the states but the battle in the state is raging very, very hot. and it is denying women access to this care. so it's no longer about the legality of abortion care. it is about access, because they keep putting barriers up for women and making this thinking that politicians should make the decision, not women and their doctors and their families. >> as we look at what the country and the geography of how things are laid out right now, congresswoman, there are states with just one abortion clinic in them and as we look at them, you can see them there, mississippi, arkansas, north dakota and south dakota. a lot of people, a lot of women and men as well around the country might be very surprised to learn that those states only have one place where women can go, and that is not only because there's a concern for the safety of those that work at those clinics in that state, it's also because there isn't an appetite to support more facilities like that in those states, correct? >> that's absolutely th
the fact is in 2012, in this election, we elected more pro-choice members of congress and in the states but the battle in the state is raging very, very hot. and it is denying women access to this care. so it's no longer about the legality of abortion care. it is about access, because they keep putting barriers up for women and making this thinking that politicians should make the decision, not women and their doctors and their families. >> as we look at what the country and the geography...
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after election. their goal is to have a legislative dance and then blame republicans for killing reform some time in 2014. mr. obama will have to decide if he wants a legacy of reform or more partisanship." and i'm wondering, raul, is him getting involved, and the way in which he gets involved, very tricky for him? >> yes, it is tricky. but at the same time, he has to get involved. one of the things that latino voters, one of the key reasons they turned out in record numbers is that they wanted immigration reform, they wanted to see the president do something. and there has been some criticism of him in the path, particularly around health care, that he was somewhat aloof in the process. he didn't step in and lead. i think this time, he has taken a more forceful nmu!"t/&nuuuuuu. what his challenge is#82+suur]bk the big numbers come when you look at non-whites. 67% of back a path to citizenship. while just 46% of whites do. is one of the keys for the president, david, going to be what he's kind of doi
after election. their goal is to have a legislative dance and then blame republicans for killing reform some time in 2014. mr. obama will have to decide if he wants a legacy of reform or more partisanship." and i'm wondering, raul, is him getting involved, and the way in which he gets involved, very tricky for him? >> yes, it is tricky. but at the same time, he has to get involved. one of the things that latino voters, one of the key reasons they turned out in record numbers is that...
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he does have one more election where he is going to be tested. and he wants to go back to the midterm, and overturn that. he is not putting it like there will be another honeymoon, that may be what he is thinking, but that is not in his head. >> we're already seeing that work. >> yeah, no, from what i was hearing from sources, not only is he not going to negotiate, he doesn't even take their calls. he is like this is something i wouldn't even take your call. but if you want to talk about other things, his doors open. they're going to raise the debt ceiling. he understands that the brinksmanship that the republicans were able to bring last time, just doesn't exist. this guy is popular with the american people. he is a likeable guy, a great family. a few more weeks of this honeymoon before the sharks start to come back into the water but hopefully he will truly take advantage of it. >> joy reid, and richard wolffe, thank you for joining us on this historic night. and america's troubadeer in chief, james taylor gets tonight's last word. ♪ oh beaut
he does have one more election where he is going to be tested. and he wants to go back to the midterm, and overturn that. he is not putting it like there will be another honeymoon, that may be what he is thinking, but that is not in his head. >> we're already seeing that work. >> yeah, no, from what i was hearing from sources, not only is he not going to negotiate, he doesn't even take their calls. he is like this is something i wouldn't even take your call. but if you want to talk...
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he did win the election. and i think the lbj example is not bad one, because during those first six months of 1965, medicare, education, voting rights, all the things that we think of really as the great society didn't happen across four years, really just in that first half of one year. the fact that johnson was asking for all those big things together really helped. >> the end of the iraq war was not marked as a massive occasion in this country when it happened. there was some primetime news programs that didn't cover it the day that it happened, the day that was the end of the war. but people, when you ask them broadly in the country, end up ranking ending the war as president obama's greatest single accomplishment in his first four years. what explains the primacy of that in memory, even as it was buried in the news as we went through it? >> well, go back to the democratic primaries of 2008. what was the biggest issue? barack obama probably became the nominee largely because he was against the war at the
he did win the election. and i think the lbj example is not bad one, because during those first six months of 1965, medicare, education, voting rights, all the things that we think of really as the great society didn't happen across four years, really just in that first half of one year. the fact that johnson was asking for all those big things together really helped. >> the end of the iraq war was not marked as a massive occasion in this country when it happened. there was some primetime...
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long-time iowa democrat said he will not run for re-election in 2014. he served ten years in the house before his election to the senate in 1984, he is 73 years old. the president released a statement praising him on his work on health care. hundreds gather in st. louis today for the funeral of baseball hall of famer stan musial, he had 22 seasons with the st. louis cardinals of course among those attending, hall of famer, bob gibson, lou brock and ozzie smith and commissioner bud selig. and after tservice, family and fans placed a wreath at the statue of musial. >>> a top story, hackers and internet vandals, they took over a u.s. website today. they replaced the page with text and videos and threats. the fbi is taking the breech seriously and we have details from washington. >> don, this move comes from hackers that call themselves anonymous, but it has caused the fbi to react. earlier this morning the commission's website was hacked and dee faced. the site was pulled down and it's being restored. the commission is going to have the site fully function
long-time iowa democrat said he will not run for re-election in 2014. he served ten years in the house before his election to the senate in 1984, he is 73 years old. the president released a statement praising him on his work on health care. hundreds gather in st. louis today for the funeral of baseball hall of famer stan musial, he had 22 seasons with the st. louis cardinals of course among those attending, hall of famer, bob gibson, lou brock and ozzie smith and commissioner bud selig. and...